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ArticlePloS one2020

Low seasonal variation in greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) blood parameters.

Hana Bandouchova, Jan Zukal, Petr Linhart, Hana Berkova, Jiri Brichta, Veronika Kovacova, Aneta Kubickova, Ehdaa E E Abdelsalam, Tomáš Bartonička, Renata Zajíčková and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hana BandouchovaDepartment of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Jan ZukalInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.
Petr LinhartDepartment of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Hana BerkovaInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.
Jiri BrichtaDepartment of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Veronika KovacovaDepartment of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Aneta KubickovaDepartment of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Ehdaa E E AbdelsalamDepartment of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Tomáš BartoničkaDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Renata ZajíčkováDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Jiri PikulaDepartment of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-8747-9365
University of Veterinary Sciences Brno · CZMasaryk University · CZCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology · CZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) is a flagship species for the protection of hibernation and summer maternity roosts in the Western Palearctic region. A range of pathogenic agents is known to put pressure on populations, including the white-nose syndrome fungus, for which the species shows the highest prevalence and infection intensity of all European bat species. Here, we perform analysis of blood parameters characteristic for the species during its natural annual life cycle in order to establish reference values. Despite sexual dimorphism and some univariate differences, the overall multivariate pattern suggests low seasonal variation with homeostatic mechanisms effectively regulating haematology and blood biochemistry ranges. Overall, the species displayed a high haematocrit and haemoglobin content and high concentration of urea, while blood glucose levels in swarming and hibernating bats ranged from hypo- to normoglycaemic. Unlike blood pH, concentrations of electrolytes were wide ranging. To conclude, baseline data for blood physiology are a useful tool for providing suitable medical care in rescue centres, for studying population health in bats adapting to environmental change, and for understanding bat responses to stressors of conservation and/or zoonotic importance.

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AnimalsArctic RegionsChiropteraClimateHematocritHematologic TestsHibernationReference ValuesSeasonsSentinel Species

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PMID32634149
PMCPMC7340307
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